In the last two years, the Australian food and beverage sector has grown by an average of 4.3 per cent per year. Senior advisor Mark Ostryn from Groves & Partners provides analysis on a competitive market and what it means for owners keen to sell, or acquire.

The cover of our July edition - a conveyor system, designed and installed by FlexCAM, in full motion - is quite the visual representation of this issue, full of stories with purpose and momentum.

Food and beverage manufacturers in the Hunter region of New South Wales are encouraged to get their entries in for the annual Hunter Manufacturing Awards, with entries closing on 19 August.

Scientists researching the supply chain, methane reduction, and marine functional foods are some of Australia’s leading scientific minds selected as finalists for the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

BAI Communications Australia has announced a 5G funded trial with the Australian Meat Processor Corporation and leading developer of augmented intelligence technologies, Bondi Labs.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a $142 million Advance Queensland fund will drive innovation and in turn, the state, into the emerging global future economy.

Purpose-driven tea brand Mood is focused on improving everyone’s mood while supporting youth mental health projects. A new distribution deal with Woolworths is set to take the initiative nationwide.

Made with a variety of blackcurrant, the nootropic beverage Ārepa is said to enhance mood and cognitive function. Kim Berry speaks to founder Angus Brown.

Juice For Good, made from 100 per cent imperfect Australian oranges is now available in Woolworths Metro stores across Sydney, with a donation to OzHarvest from every bottle sold.

ASX-listed Close the Loop Group has acquired thermal paper supplier and sustainable paper products group Alliance Paper.

Opal Group, one of ANZ’s largest paper and fibre packaging manufacturers, is making a major investment to construct a high speed manufacturing facility for cardboard packaging in regional Victoria.

Scott Perkins will replace Gordon Cairns as chair of Woolworths Group following the group’s AGM on 26 October. Perkins has been a non-executive director for eight years and is also chair of Origin Energy.

The Modern Manufacturing Expo, which takes place at the Sydney Showground in September, has added a new one-day conference to its education program – the Smart Manufacturing Conference.

National science agency CSIRO has identified seven global megatrends that will unfold over the next 20 years with substantial impacts on businesses, governments and communities in the Our Future World report.

Australian food and baking brands have joined forces for Plate For A Mate, campaigning for Aussies to ‘share a plate with a mate’ to bolster mental health, with a focus on regional and rural communities.

Australia will need to both consume and export more avocados as the nation’s growers navigate a period of soaring production growth over the coming five years, Rabobank says in a new report.